Workplace Catering Manager

Componere Culinary and Events; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Componere Culinary and Events is seeking an Event Producer/Planner/Manager to own the corporate lunch program from menu design to delivery across Berkeley and the SF Bay Area. You will manage client relationships, drive account growth, and ensure reliable, on-time meals with warm hospitality.

You’ll align kitchen, drivers, and account service, aiming for repeat revenue, high retention, and smooth daily execution.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in food service, hospitality, or workplace/corporate dining operations, including 2+ years in a management or account-owning role.
• Proven track record of managing and retaining B2B accounts, leading client meetings and proposals.
• Proven experience managing catering logistics at scale with multiple simultaneous orders.
• Strong knowledge of menu planning, dietary/allergen requirements, and food cost management.
• Excellent client-facing communication; calm, solutions-oriented, credible under pressure.
• Food safety certification (e.g., ServSafe Manager) or ability to obtain within 60 days.
• Comfort with ordering/POS, scheduling, and KPI reporting.
• Valid driver's license; willing to travel across the Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Menu & account management: customize client menus and balance dietary needs.
• Lead client meetings and pricing proposals for recurring contracts.
• Coordinate early start times for breakfast clients and ensure on-time delivery.
• Sync ingredients and dishes between clients to maximize efficiency.
• Oversee daily operations from order intake to setup across accounts.
• Maintain quality control, inventory, and real-time issue resolution.
• Ensure health, safety, and sanitation standards are met.
• Hire, train, and supervise delivery and support staff.
• Own operational KPIs: delivery accuracy, labor costs, retention.
• Collaborate with culinary team on capacity planning and costing.

Skills

Client management

Communication

Problem solving under pressure

Menu planning

Food safety

Education

ServSafe Manager certification

Tools

POS systems

Spreadsheet software

Scheduling software

Job description

• Dental insurance

We're looking for an Event Producer / Planner / Manager who can own the corporate lunch business end to end. Managing client relationships and account growth, designing menus clients love, and running the day-to-day logistics that get fresh, accurate, on-time meals into accounts every day. This is a multi-faceted role focused on operations and client success, requiring someone comfortable managing client communications and building strong relationships with an office manager or HR lead and on the phone solving a delivery problem at 11:15 a.m. before a noon drop.

You will be the person clients trust to make their recurring lunch program reliable and with warm hospitality, and the person internally who keeps kitchen, drivers, and account service aligned. Success looks like growing repeat revenue, high client retention, smooth daily execution, and a team that knows exactly what's expected each shift.

You will be the face of our brand inside our clients' offices, so how you show up matters. Look sharp, be sharp. We expect everyone in a client-facing role to arrive well-groomed and in clean, well-maintained attire appropriate for a corporate workplace, and to carry themselves with the same polish and attention to detail we bring to the food. Clients read the presentation of the person in their lobby as a signal for how the rest of the program is being handled.

Key Responsibilities :

Menu & Account Management

• Culinary passion, knowledge & experience is required
• Customize client menus, balancing changing and exact dietary needs & variety.
• Manage client expectations regarding lead times and pricing while acting as the primary POC for feedback and resolution.
• Early start times for breakfast clients
• Syncing ingredients & dishes between clients to maximize efficiency

Client Account Management

• Proactively manage and nurture client relationships to grow long-term business across various sectors.
• Collaborate on proposals and pricing for one-off events and recurring contracts.

Catering & Delivery Logistics

• Oversee daily operations from order intake to setup, ensuring on-time delivery across multiple accounts.
• Maintain quality control systems, manage inventory, and handle real-time exceptions proactively.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards.

Team Leadership & Financials

• Hire, train, and supervise delivery and support staff.
• Own operational KPIs, including delivery accuracy, labor costs, and retention.
• Collaborate with the culinary team on capacity planning and costing.

Required

• 3+ years in food service, hospitality, or workplace/corporate dining operations, including at least 2 years in a management or account-owning role.
• Proven track record of managing and retaining B2B accounts, you can lead client meetings, build solutions-oriented proposals, and grow long-term partnerships.
• Proven experience managing catering logistics at scale: multiple simultaneous orders, delivery routing, and time-critical execution.
• Strong understanding of menu planning, dietary/allergen requirements, and food cost management.
• Excellent client-facing communication; calm, solutions-oriented, and credible under pressure.
• Food safety certification (e.g., ServSafe Manager) or ability to obtain within 60 days.
• Comfort with ordering/POS, scheduling, and spreadsheet tools; able to track and report on KPIs.
• Valid driver's license; willingness to be on-site early and travel between client locations across the bay area and the Berkeley kitchen.

Preferred

• Culinary or hospitality experience in a high pressure restaurant environment
• Experience in the SF Bay Area corporate catering market and familiarity with workplace catering platforms.
• Background managing recurring/subscription-style corporate meal programs.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) or Conversational Spanish, which is useful for day-to-day communication with kitchen and delivery teams.

Compensation & Benefits

$70,000 – $90,000 per year, depending on experience

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit Sharing

Position Details

Company Componere Culinary & Events

Job type Full-time

Based in Berkeley, CA

Also serving Menlo Park, San Francisco, and the greater SF Bay Area

Language English (United States)

Relocation Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this role

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We provide reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities and for religious practices. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable fair chance laws.